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Do you use statins? Did you use them in the past but discontinued usage?
This could be very interesting, Ha. Might give us a clue about how young the average member is. My guess is that "never took those pills" should win by a landslide on a true early retirement site. At what patient age do doctors start offering them (to otherwise healthy people), 45, 48?
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I just wish it wasn't so expensive......
Lipitor cost is close to the same for 20, 40, or 80mg. Was started on 40, asked to be reduced to 20 and cholesterol stayed low enough, then asked my doc to prescribe 80mg for me to 1/4. Pills split one time much better than twice, but the savings are well worth it to me.
This could be very interesting, Ha. Might give us a clue about how young the average member is. My guess is that "never took those pills" should win by a landslide on a true early retirement site. At what patient age do doctors start offering them (to otherwise healthy people), 45, 48?
Any doctor doing that is not practicing sound medicine. Statins should only be used for selected patients where the numbers and risk factors are such that the risks are outweighed by the benefits.At what patient age do doctors start offering them (to otherwise healthy people), 45, 48?
You may want to check with your supplier and how the doc is writing the perscription.I still pay $31.26 plus tax every month for it.
You may want to check with your supplier and how the doc is writing the perscription.
Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield is $65 for a three month supply of medication (non generic ) . They mail three months at a time . I don't take statins so I'm not sure if the price is the same .
Edited to add: When you get drugs by mail order, do they send all 3 months, or 6 months, or whatever at once? Or do they send them a little at a time?